Colson Whitehead and This American Life among Pulitzer 2020 winners

Author wins fiction prize for The Nickel Boys while the first ever prize for audio reporting goes to an episode of the hit podcastColson Whitehead, This American Life and writers from the New York Times are among this year’s Pulitzer prize winners.During an online, at-home video, the Pulitzer administrator, Dana Canedy, referred to the “deeply trying times” in which these prizes are being announced but how journalism remains as important as ever and how the arts continue to “sustain, unite and inspire”. Related: Colson Whitehead: ‘We have kids in concentration camps. But I have to be hopeful' Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2020-05-04 20:00:59 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of January 6, 2020

Notable deals this week include a major acquisition for MIT Press, a first-person tale of survival on the high seas, and a YA novel that HarperTeen won at auction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Select Book Conferences, Fairs, and Festivals in 2020

Here’s our roundup of some of the big stops on the publishing meeting circuit for 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries: January 3, 2020

The year 2019 ends with excellent budget news for IMLS; meet the winners of the 'I Love My Librarian Awards'; and the headlines keep coming in the library e-book market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Lit Meets the Mexican Americans: A Study in White Supremacy

1. Introduction: Everybody Loves Diversity WHAT SELF-RESPECTING white progressive isn’t all in on diversity? Why, no one! Everyone’s for diversity. This includes all the main pillars of the American literary establishment, what I’ll call Big Lit — the Big Five publishers, The New York Times Book... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books

[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-01-02 18:00:51 UTC ]
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New Fronts Will Open in the Media Union Wars in 2020

In 2019, the organizing wave that began rising in 2018 crested, with employees at digital publishers including Quartz, BuzzFeed News, Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-01-02 15:55:48 UTC ]
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New fronts will open in the media union wars in 2020

In 2019, the organizing wave that began rising in 2018 crested, with employees at digital publishers including Quartz, BuzzFeed News, Wirecutter and The Ringer and legacy media companies such as Hearst and NBC News all organizing. Over the past five years, the ranks of the Writers Guild of... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2020-01-02 05:01:11 UTC ]
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A Bookseller Reading Challenge for 2020 (shelftalker)

Some suggestions of what booksellers should read this year, and what they might avoid. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-01 13:00:01 UTC ]
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Most Anticipated LGBTQ Books of 2020

Looking to make your reading list a little more colorful? We've picked out some of our most anticipated lgbtq books of 2020 just for you. Check 'em out! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-12-27 11:34:20 UTC ]
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Revisiting Thomas Lynch and American Funerals

This week, Scott Simon reviews the poet Thomas Lynch’s collection of essays “The Depositions.” In 1997, Susan Jacoby wrote for the Book Review about “The Undertaking,” Lynch’s collection of essays about being a funeral director. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-12-27 10:00:04 UTC ]
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Gambling Will Overwhelm Sports Media in 2020

Sports media will rush to embrace gambling in 2020. With sports book operators hungering for new customers in a growing Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-12-26 16:15:53 UTC ]
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13 books that CEOs think you should read in 2020

As you make your reading list for the next decade, consider titles that span everything from healthy school lunches to Trump’s immigration record. As another year comes to an end—and this time, the decade too—perhaps you’ve realized you haven’t quite made it through your reading list. If you’re... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-12-24 08:00:27 UTC ]
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Kiley Reid | 'Those things aren’t her fault, but the fallacy of the American Dream makes her think that it is'

What is it like to be paid to be part of someone’s family? Kiley Reid’s début explores the uneasy nature of "transactional relationships". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-23 14:27:08 UTC ]
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What to read in 2020 based on the books you loved in 2019

Sally Rooney and Elizabeth Gilbert may not have new books coming out just yet, but we have some worthy alternatives. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-23 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic's operating income rises 7% in 2020 second quarter

The Scholastic Corporation has revealed a 7% rise in operating income in the second quarter of the fiscal year, as c.e.o. Richard Robinson said the firm "continued to stand out as the world’s leading children’s book publisher and distributor". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-23 08:45:28 UTC ]
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5 books to read to be your best self in 2020

A reading list to inspire personal growth and success in 2020. For many of us, the dawn of a new decade raises the stakes for normal year-end goal-setting. Whether you’re hoping to climb the career ladder in 2020, actually use that gym membership, or get better at leaving your work at the... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-12-23 08:00:01 UTC ]
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Here are the top tech trends of 2020, according to top experts

From AI breakthroughs to 5G deployment, these hot topics are on the minds of venture capitalists, tech execs, and analysts. In 2020, technologies will move toward the mainstream and begin impacting daily life. The next generation of wireless network, 5G, will begin to take hold, for example, and... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-12-23 07:00:11 UTC ]
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Religion and Spirituality On-Sale Calendar: January 2020

Find out more about a Christian guide to fasting, the new children's book by the bestselling author of 'When God Made You,' and more religion and spirituality books slated for publication in January. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Newsletter: Book club begins 2020 with Ocean Vuong's 'On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous'

The L.A. Times Book Club's 2020 selections include "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" and "American Dirt." Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-12-21 16:00:22 UTC ]
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20 Of The Best Book Club Books For 2020

Let's start off 2020 right with the best book club books! Some were published in 2019, while others are upcoming releases to get on your library holds list. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-12-20 11:35:22 UTC ]
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English PEN translation award winners revealed

​Twenty books have won English PEN’s flagship translation awards, marking the highest number of awards ever given by the programme.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-19 23:56:40 UTC ]
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